Question

On last Christmas Day, our parents’ home was full of joys of a close family relationship but this year things are     . Our father had gone on November 26, and this was our        Christmas without him. Mother was doing her best to be good, but I could tell this was especially        for her. I’m not sure        I should give her my planned Christmas gift.

A few months earlier I had painted two pictures of my parents. I’d planned to give them as        gifts.

While painting one day, I was surprised by the doorbell ringing. I opened the       . My father came. I showed       the paintings. Finally, with tears running down his face, he said, “I don’t believe it. Look, how beautiful your mother is. Will you let me decorate them with frames(边框)?” I       offered to send them to the frame shop the next day.

Several       had passed after my dad died. It seemed all       was taken away from my mother and me. I finally remembered to call about the paintings and was glad that my father had got a chance to see the pictures        he died. I was surprised when the shopkeeper told me my father had visited the shop,       the frames and had them wrapped.

As I       my mother’s sad eyes and unsmiling face, I       to give her Daddy’s and my gift.

After looking at the paintings and the card, with tear-filled eyes and a wide smile, she said, “ I knew Daddy would be     us on Christmas Day!”

I looked at the gift card with my father’s handwriting. “ Mother: Our daughter reminded me why I am so lucky. I’ll be looking at you always. Daddy.” 

1.A. usual     B. same C. different    D. beautiful

2.A. first     B. second C. third     D. last

3.A. interesting B. hard        C. easy         D. proud

4.A. why      B. if     C. because         D. so

5.A. Mother’s Day B. birthday C. New Year    D. Christmas

6.A. door     B. window C. box     D. present

7.A. it        B. her       C. them         D. him

8.A. happily          B. sadly          C. surprisely        D. loudly

9.A. minutes        B. hoursC. weeks    D. years

10.A. character    B. luck C. adviceD. happiness

11.A. afterB. until C. before    D. when

12.A. heard of       B. paid for         C. shouted at        D. gave up

13.A. looked at B. looked after C. looked for   D. looked around

14.A. happenedB. forgot      C. promised       D. decided

15.A. for       B. with      C. on          D. at

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.D

8.A

9.C

10.D

11.C

12.B

13.A

14.D

15.B

【解析】

试题解析：本文大意：去年圣诞节，我父母的家充满了亲密家庭关系的欢乐，但今年事情不同了。我们的爸爸在11月26日去世了，这是我们第一个没有他的圣诞节。几个月前我计划画妈妈和爸爸作为送给他们的礼物，爸爸看到后很激动，希望能装在相框里。后来他去相框店付款并包了起来。最初我不确定是否给妈妈这个礼物，但当看到妈妈悲伤的眼睛和面无笑容的面容时，我决定给她爸爸和我的礼物。妈妈看到后眼含着眼泪笑着说，就知道爸爸会和我们在一起的。

1.考查形容词。句意：去年圣诞节，我父母的家充满了亲密家庭关系的欢乐，但今年事情不同了。 usual平常的，same一样的，different不同的，beautiful美丽的。根据On last Christmas Day去年圣诞节，but this year 但今年，可知是不同的，故选C

2.考查数词。句意：我们的爸爸在11月26日去世了，这是我们第一个没有他的圣诞节。first第一，second第二，third第三，last最后的。爸爸刚去世，可知是第一个没有爸爸的圣诞节，故选A

3.考查形容词。句意：妈妈尽最大努力表现的好，但我知道这对她来说尤其不容易。 interesting有趣的，hard努力的，easy 容易的， proud自豪的。爸爸去世了，最难过的是妈妈，可知选B

4.考查连词。句意：我不确定是否我应该给她我计划好的圣诞礼物。 why为什么，if是否， because 因为，so所以。I’m not sure后接宾语从句，根据语境不知是妈妈礼物是对还是错，故选B

5.考查名词。句意：我已经计划给他们做圣诞礼物。Mother’s Day 母亲节，birthday 生日，New Year新年， Christmas 圣诞节。根据this was our first Christmas without him.这是我们第一个没有他的圣诞节,可知选D

6.考查名词。句意：我打开门。 door门， window窗户，box 盒子，present礼物。根据by the doorbell ringin被门铃声，可知选A

7.考查代词。句意：我给他看画。选 it它，her她、她的，them 他们，him 他。根据My father came. 我爸爸进来了，可知选D

8.考查副词。句意：我开心地答应第二天把画送到相框店去。happily开心地，sadly 难过地，surprisely吃惊地，loudly大声地。爸爸喜欢这个礼物，作者当然是开心，可知选A

9.考查名词。句意：爸爸去世后过了几星期。minutes 分钟，hours小时，weeks周，years年。亲人去世的最初几个星期是最难熬的，可知选C

10.考查名词。句意：妈妈和我的所有快乐似乎都补带走了。character性格，luck运气，advice

建议，happiness幸福。 爸爸去世了，仿佛我们的快乐也跟他一起走了，可知选D

11.考查介词。句意：我终于想起了画，很高兴在他去世前有机会看到画。 after在……之后，until直到，before以前，之前，when当。根据I showed him the paintings.我给他看画,可知在去世前，故选C

.12.考查动词短语。句意：我爸爸为相框付了款，把它们包起来了。heard of听说，paid for 为……付款，shouted at 冲……大喊，gave up放弃。根据 Daddy’s and my gift.，可知是我画画爸爸买相框，成为我们共同的礼物，故选B

13.考查动词短语。句意：当我看着妈妈悲伤的眼睛和面无笑容的面容时，我决定给她爸爸和我的礼物。 looked at 看，looked after照顾，looked for寻找，looked around环顾四周。根据eyes眼睛，可知选A

14.考查动词。句意：见【13】。 happened发生，forgot忘记，promised允许，decided 决定。根据I’m not sure if I should give her my planned Christmas gift.我不确定是否我应该给她我计划好的圣诞礼物,可知决定给妈妈礼物，故选D

15.考查介词。句意：我就知道圣诞节爸爸会和我们在一起的。for为，with和……一起，on在, at在。根据this was our first Christmas without him.这是我们第一个没有他的圣诞节, 可知我和爸爸的礼物让妈妈感觉爸爸还和我们在一起，故选B

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